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Friday 9 January 2026

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PricedUp Supports British Racing Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:08 | Winning time: 4m 18.67s

Blackswan D'oroux

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling

5/2

€155,000 3-y-o, Tunis gelding. Half-brother to smart hurdler/useful chase winner Blueking d'Oroux, stays 3m, and useful hurdler/chaser Path d'Oroux. Dam 17f hurdle winner in France. Of obvious interest on debut for top stable.

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Bold Step

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: James Bowen| T: N J Henderson

10/1

Scorpion gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Steal A March, stays 27f, and bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Kincardine. Dam (b97) bumper winner. Newcomer to note for top yard.

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Crystal Orchard⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard

8/1

Bred more for stamina than speed and has shaped in kind both starts to date.

Form: 85

Gospel Moon

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: C P O'Shea⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs S Gardner

100/1

£2,000 3-y-o, Spanish Moon gelding. Dam placed over hurdles, out of 17f-19f hurdle/chase winner in France Lyric Melody. I'm Wide Awake looks he stable's main hope.

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Governors Island⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Bryan Carver| T: H Fry

9/1

Poet's Word gelding. Half-brother to fair 2½m hurdle winner Baratablet. 16/1, shaped as if he'd be better for the run but there was still minimal promise to glean from his tenth of 12 in bumper at Newbury (16.3f) on debut 64 days ago. This promises to reveal more.

Form: 0

I'm Wide Awake³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Lucy Gardner| T: Mrs S Gardner

2/1

Fair form when runner-up both starts to date, latterly in 15-runner bumper at this C&D (heavy) 5 weeks ago. That's the best form on offer.

Form: 22

Keepsoldieringon⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Mrs H R J Nelmes

200/1

Didn't show much on debut and he's readily passed over.

Form: 0

Malinaero

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Isabel Williams| T: Evan Williams

28/1

£24,000 3-y-o, Malinas gelding. Dam, fairly useful 2m-3m hurdle winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 2¼m) Locker Room Talk.

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Quickkick²⁸⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Houlihan| T: P Hobbs & J White

11/2

€28,000 3-y-o, Feel Like Dancing gelding. Half-brother to 5 winners, including useful hurdler/chaser Nyiri and bumper winner/useful hurdler Hurricane Hollow, stayed 2½m. Third only outing in Irish points (Mar 2025) and another to note on Rules debut.

Form: 3-

Fountains Gala

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: James Best| T: Claire Hitch

80/1

Passing Glance mare. Sister to 4 winners, including useful hurdler/smart chase winner Fountains Windfall and bumper winner/fair 19f hurdle winner Fountains Blenheim.

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Mortal Coil

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Joshua Bryan| T: T H Weston

18/1

Affinisea gelding. Dam (b90) bumper winner, out of half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3¼m) Prominent Profile. Makes some appeal on paper, so worth a glance in the betting.

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Non-Runners

Eastern Fire⁵⁵

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: D Skelton J: Non Runner

Final Surprise⁴⁵

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: A Ralph J: C Gethings

Le Cold Grey

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: P F Nicholls J: H Cobden

Valiant Soldier

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: J Tizzard J: Freddie Gingell

Forecasts

I'm Wide Awake (2/1), Blackswan D'oroux (5/2), Le Cold Grey (4/1), Quickkick (11/2), Final Surprise (15/2), Crystal Orchard (8/1), Eastern Fire (8/1), Governors Island (9/1), Bold Step (10/1), Valiant Soldier (14/1), Mortal Coil (18/1), Malinaero (28/1), Fountains Gala (80/1), Gospel Moon (100/1), Keepsoldieringon (200/1)

LE COLD GREY makes plenty of appeal on pedigree being out of a French bumper winner, so he earns the vote before market clues. Blackswan d'oroux hails from a stable that continues in fine form so is another debutant to take seriously, while I'm Wade Awake is the pick of those with experience.